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West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological Laboratory · Ghana

ISSN0855-4307

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.204

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.354

Total Worksi

389

Total Citationsi

4,205

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionGhana

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications389

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ecological Laboratory

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0855-4307

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2014

114

2015

2016

2017

242

2018

108

2019

2020

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityFish Biology and Ecology StudiesWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsHeavy metals in environment

Frequently asked questions about West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Is West African Journal of Applied Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for West African Journal of Applied Ecology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of West African Journal of Applied Ecology?

West African Journal of Applied Ecology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.204.

Is West African Journal of Applied Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

West African Journal of Applied Ecology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of West African Journal of Applied Ecology?